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Al Lettieri : biography

February 24, 1928 – October 18, 1975

Alfred Lettieri (February 24, 1928 – October 18, 1975) was an American actor, known for his portrayal of Virgil Sollozzo, in The Godfather.

Lettieri projected an aura of menace, ruthlessness and brooding malevolence in his film roles, which he attributed to his acquaintance with real-life gangsters, including Joey Gallo. At the age of 36, he made his screen debut in the television film The Hanged Man. Lettieri acted with some of Hollywood’s biggest screen names including Steve McQueen in The Getaway, Charles Bronson in Mr. Majestyk, John Wayne in McQ and both Marlon Brando and Al Pacino in The Godfather.

Lettieri died of a heart attack in 1975, at the age of 47, leaving two children.

Filmography

  • Dublin Murders (1975)
  • Bordella (House of Pleasure for Women) (1976) …. Eddie Mordace
  • Vai Gorilla (Go Gorilla Go) (1976) …. Ciro Musante
  • Winner Take All (Time Lock) (1975/I) (TV) …. Man at Track
  • Piedone a Hong Kong (aka Flatfoot Goes East, Flatfoot in Hong Kong) (1975) …. Frank Barella
  • Mr. Majestyk (1974) …. Frank Renda
  • McQ (1974) …. Manny Santiago
  • The Deadly Trackers (1973) …. Gutierrez, Mexican Policeman
  • The Don Is Dead (Beautiful But Deadly, The Deadly Kiss) (1973) …. Vince
  • The Getaway (1972) …. Rudy Butler
  • Footsteps (Foosteps: Nice Guys Finish Last, Nice Guys Finish Last) (1972) (TV) …. Zimmerman
  • Pulp (1972) …. Miller
  • The Godfather (1972) …. Virgil ‘The Turk’ Sollozzo
  • A Town Called Hell (A Town Called Bastard, Una Ciudad llamada Bastarda) (1971) …. La Bomba
  • The Night of the Following Day (1968) (as Al Lettier) …. Pilot aka Al
  • The Bobo (1967) …. Eugenio Gomez
  • Dark Intruder (Black Cloak) (1965) (as Anthony Lettier) …. 2nd Sergeant
  • Wild Seed (Fargo) (1965) (as Anthony Lettier) …. Bartender
  • The Hanged Man (1964) …. Al